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#4E2C8A

#4e2c8a ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2c8a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 17.25% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 68.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 261.7°, with 51.65% saturation and 35.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0526

Complementary

  1. #4e2c8a
  2. #688a2c

Split complementary

  1. #4e2c8a
  2. #8a7d2c
  3. #398a2c

Analogous

  1. #2c398a
  2. #4e2c8a
  3. #7d2c8a

Triadic

  1. #4e2c8a
  2. #8a4e2c
  3. #2c8a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2c8a
  2. #8a2c68
  3. #688a2c
  4. #2c8a4e

Square

  1. #4e2c8a
  2. #8a2c39
  3. #688a2c
  4. #2c8a7d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0716
  2. #2d1a50
  3. #4e2c8a
  4. #6f40c2
  5. #9b7ad5

Shades

#4e2c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2c8a
  2. #46287c
  3. #3e236e
  4. #371f61
  5. #2f1a53
  6. #271645
  7. #1f1237
  8. #170d29
  9. #10091c
  10. #08040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2c8a
  2. #604196
  3. #7156a1
  4. #836bad
  5. #9580b9
  6. #a796c5
  7. #b8abd0
  8. #cac0dc
  9. #dcd5e8
  10. #edeaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2c8a
  2. #533489
  3. #583d88
  4. #5d4587
  5. #624e86
  6. #675685
  7. #6c5e84
  8. #716783
  9. #766f82
  10. #7b7881
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463a66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00428d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003f88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e4257 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #293a8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c3989 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #453b6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2c8a {
  color: #4e2c8a;
}
Background
.bg-4e2c8a {
  background-color: #4e2c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2c8a {
  border: 2px solid #4e2c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 44 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 52% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2c8a, #7d2c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 44 138 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.89 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.40 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.63 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.95 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.98 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.69 #b1d375 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#4e2c8a  rgb(78, 44, 138)  hsl(262, 52%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#688a2c  rgb(104, 138, 44)  hsl(82, 52%, 36%)  Olive Drab
#8a4e2c  rgb(138, 78, 44)  hsl(22, 52%, 36%)  Russet
#2c8a4e  rgb(44, 138, 78)  hsl(142, 52%, 36%)  Sea Green